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Second-year Chicago Bears<\/a> head coach Matt Eberflus offered his first public comments since the abrupt departure of defensive coordinator Alan Williams and the remarks from quarterback Justin Fields about the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

“I was with him four years, five years. I have a lot of friendship, feelings for him. He\u2019s resigned, and it\u2019s for health and family, and we\u2019ll see where it goes from there. I have feelings for Alan Williams<\/a>, of course,” Eberflus said Friday about Williams’ decision to step down.<\/p>\n

Eberflus has experience coaching a defense. He was the Indianapolis Colts’ defensive coordinator for four seasons prior to taking over as head coach in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Williams handled the defensive play-calling responsibilities last season and during the first two games of 2023, but Eberflus will take over that job for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

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Eberflus said the Bears declined to go into more detail about Williams’ decision in an effort to respect his privacy.<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s personal, so people are respecting space and respecting that, I believe,” Eberflus said.<\/p>\n

Eberflus and the Bears’ defense will face the tough task of trying to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in a Week 3 matchup Sunday.<\/p>\n

Eberflus characterized the recent controversial comments from Fields<\/a> as an example of the quarterback’s leadership.<\/p>\n

“Hey, that’s the way he felt,” Eberflus said. “He felt that was the right thing to do. I always tell them, ‘Hey, if you think something’s right and you want do right, step up and do it. If you see something that’s wrong, something that you can help with, step up and say it.’ That’s how you be a leader. That’s how you be a man and a team.<\/p>\n

“It’s no disrespect to anybody. It’s just telling somebody the truth.”<\/p>\n

Eberflus also mentioned he met with Fields this week and told the quarterback he supported his decision to speak out about the Bears’ offense.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Bears general manager Ryan Poles<\/a> held an impromptu media session.<\/p>\n

“No one in our entire building \u2014 none of our coaches \u2014 see Justin as a finger pointer,” Poles said. “The kid has always taken ownership of anything that has happened on the field. He takes it head-on. He grinds. He works [with all] to find solutions.”<\/p>\n

Poles added there is no sense of panic in the building.<\/p>\n

“To make it really, really clear, I know the outside noise, but no one in our building is panicking. No one is flinching at any situations \u2014 not our owner, not our president, our head coach, not myself, none of our players. Everyone is focusing on solving the issues that we have so that we can be a better football team.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bears-coach-matt-eberflus-to-take-over-defensive-playcalling-duties-says-justin-fields-being-leader <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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